secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000018230-23-000054
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar Q3 revenue $16.8B (+12% YoY), EPS $5.45 (adj. $5.52), margins improve
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- Third-quarter 2023 sales and revenues of $16.8B, up 12% YoY from $15.0B.
- Profit per share of $5.45; adjusted profit per share of $5.52 (vs. $3.87 and $3.95 YoY).
- Operating profit margin of 20.5% (adjusted 20.8%), up from 16.2% (adjusted 16.5%) in Q3 2022.
- Returned $1.0B to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases in the quarter.
- Global machine retail sales up 7% YoY; North America machines up 25%; Energy & Transportation up 34%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823023000054/0000018230-23-000054-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823023000054/cat-20231031.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-23-000054

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